MSU-Northern opens biofuels lab

Montana State-Northern’s http://www.msun.edu/ new organic fuel and lubricant testing lab will be instrumental in increasing the use of alternative fuels, state officials said.

‘‘It sends a signal to the rest of the state, it sends a signal to the rest of the country and the rest of the world. We will grow, produce and consume our own fuel domestically,’’ Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday.

Schweitzer was one of several speakers at an open house for the new ASTM Certification Lab and the Kiewit Oil Lab at Northern — labs which can test organic fuel and lubricants and certify that they meet the standards set by ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials.

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